Fried Apples
Tender, caramelized apple slices cooked in butter, cinnamon, and a touch of brown sugar. These classic fried apples are sweet, warm, and comforting—perfect as a side dish, topping, or dessert.
Read MoreCheesy Eggs in the Hole with Bacon
Drescription
Kids can use their favorite cookie cutter shapes to make this hearty breakfast with a grilled cheese-like twist. For little kids: Let them cut out the bread with cookie cutters. For big kids: Let them crack the eggs into the toast cut-outs, sprinkle with Parmesan and (if they're up to it) flip the slices.
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon (about 4 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- four 1/2-inch-thick slices of bread from a whole-grain boule or pullman loaf
- 4 large eggs
- 4 tablespoons grated parmesan
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the bacon until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain; when cool enough to handle, crumble.
- Add the butter to the hot pan to melt with the rendered bacon fat; set aside.
- Cut a piece from the center of each slice of bread using a 2 1/2-inch round or other decorative 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter (star, flower, heart). Brush the slices and cutouts with the butter-bacon fat mixture and transfer them to a plate.
- Toast 2 slices of bread and 2 cutouts in the skillet over medium heat until browned on one side, about 1 minute. Crack an egg into each hole and sprinkle each toast with 1 tablespoon of the Parmesan; cook 2 minutes. Flip the slices and cutouts, season with salt and pepper and cook 2 minutes for a runny yolk or slightly longer for a set egg. Repeat with the remaining bread slices, cutouts, eggs and Parmesan.
- Transfer each egg-in-the-hole to a plate and sprinkle with crumbled bacon. Serve with the toasted cutouts, for dipping in the yolk.
